Legal Opinion
United States v. Clayton Wayne Jennings
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 21, 1984No. 83-1707PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TATE, Circuit Judge:
The defendant appeals from his conviction upon bench trial of possession of 21 pounds of marijuana with intent to distribute. 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). On the present appeal, 1 his sole contention is that the evidence was insufficient to prove that he had either actual or constructive possession of the marijuana seized in a truck in which he was riding as passenger at the time of his arrest. We affirm.
The skeletal facts are these: Jennings and co-defendant (Richerson) were arrested by two border patrolmen near the Rio Grande River. They and two Mexican aliens, the latter…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Gordon v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- United States v. Jose Hector Santos VergaraCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- United States v. Herbert Lee PittsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- United States v. Conrado Caballero, Juan H. Rodriguez, Daniel Gonzalez and Juan CaceresCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by28 opinions
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- United States v. Mack Allen RichardsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
- United States v. Frank JosephCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986
- Austin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1990
- United States v. Dennis Gray MorganCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
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